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The words of the tongue should have three gatekeepers: Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?

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Nicky Gumbel
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 28
Anglican Priest
Author
Barrister
Writer
Inner and Outer London
Nicholas Glyn Paul Gumbel
True
Kind
Gatekeepers
Tongue
Necessary
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